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Mr Wim Panis

+32 2 533 53 63 wim.panis@stibbe.com View profile

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Wim Panis specialises in Belgian and international tax law, including corporate tax, legal entities tax, and indirect tax. Wim has particular expertise in indirect taxation (VAT, registration duties, etc.), real estate taxation, the tax status of real estate investment funds (REITs, etc.), taxability of public authorities, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). His experience also encompasses sector-specific tax issues, including taxation in the e-commerce industry, tax shelter regimes for the audio-visual sector, and specific taxes applicable in the energy and utilities sector. Clients come to Wim for tax advice, transaction structuring, ruling applications and tax litigation (before Belgian courts and the European Court of Justice).

Languages

Dutch, French, English

Memberships

• Member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht (2008–present)
• Board member of the Belgian branch of the International Fiscal Association (2019–present)

Education

• Born in 1979
• Graduated in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2002)
• Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2002
• With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2002 (Partner since 2012)
• Graduated in Tax Law from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (2004)
• Recipient of the prestigious biennial IFA reward for his article on tax avoidance in VAT matters (“Misbruik en BTW – De strijd tegen normconform maar abnormaal handelen”) (2008)
• Guest lecturer for VAT litigation rules at the Fiscale Hogeschool (Present)